Read the poem titled the white mans burden and answer the following questions. take up the white mans burden send fourth the best he breed go bind your sons exile to serve you captives need to wait in heavy harness on fluttered folk and wild your new caught sullen people's half devil and half child take up the white mans burden the savage wars of peace fill full the mouth of femineand bid the sickness cease and when your goal is nearestthe end for others sought watch to naught Rudy Kipling the white mans burden 1899 A difficult but necessary task A ruthless exercise of power A glorious, religious responsibility. A hopeless task with no purpose